Post by: E_Look on April 22, 2003, 11:39:26 pm
To those who played it, what was it like? Did you like it? How does it compare to SFC, if this is a relevant question? I have never played it. I heard it was like Wing Commander, but that never ran right on my old 486; it was way too fast for the software! The game moved too fast.
Post by: jimmi7769 on April 23, 2003, 09:42:19 am
Post by: E_Look on April 23, 2003, 07:43:06 pm
Post by: Vysander on April 23, 2003, 08:03:17 pm
I really enjoyed the game actually, I loved Xwing games and space combat simulators in general. The story is weak, the enemies are a bit easy, but it's still fun! (except for when those damned torpedo bombers dropped in.... 2 torpedoes and the cap ship dies... and when you have 6+ more of these things vectoring in on your mothership, life just sucks... has a blast radious too.. get too close and you take yourself out with the torp)
That game had what I really really wanted though, a co-op mode through every mission. Grab a friend, grab another computer and joystick, hit the afterburners together and blow the bad guys apart in style!
just.... make sure that your friend isn't flying in front of you when you fire a missle
Good times though, I think I might have to reinstall that game
Post by: E_Look on April 23, 2003, 08:19:28 pm
Are you talking about Wing Commander of StarLancer? I just bought the latter (the former is still on some shelf in my house) and hope your compliments were about StarLancer!
Post by: Vysander on April 23, 2003, 08:49:39 pm
i'm hoping i'm thinking the right one... russians vs the.. ahh.. british and frenchy like people? really bad accents?
Post by: wilfbrim on April 24, 2003, 12:12:24 am
Post by: digi on April 24, 2003, 04:39:49 am
Which includes many mods and guides for both starlancer and freelancer.
http://www.lancersreactor.com/t/
and as a side note there is a trek ship mod in the works for freelancer
Post by: E_Look on April 24, 2003, 09:59:53 pm
THAT'S THE ONE!
wilfbrim and digi-
Thanks! That's a pretty good site. Unfortunately, my kids were watching (they play the game much, much more, really) and there were many downloads for cheats... and I didn't want them to play with cheats. I used wonder how a little kid could whip several powerful armies in Age of Empires. I figure that they might much more enjoy the game (StarLancer) if they played it straight up, at least initally.
After trying my hand at it, it's very different from SFC and much like Wing Commander or even a jet fighter sim (but I would love to take command of one of their capital ships, though!), but seems more playable than Wing Commander (for a clumsy newbie) and tougher than a jet fighter sim. But as an old fogey, it still doesn't seem to beat Star Raiders (Atari)!
Post by: E_Look on April 22, 2003, 11:39:26 pm
To those who played it, what was it like? Did you like it? How does it compare to SFC, if this is a relevant question? I have never played it. I heard it was like Wing Commander, but that never ran right on my old 486; it was way too fast for the software! The game moved too fast.
Post by: jimmi7769 on April 23, 2003, 09:42:19 am
Post by: E_Look on April 23, 2003, 07:43:06 pm
Post by: Vysander on April 23, 2003, 08:03:17 pm
I really enjoyed the game actually, I loved Xwing games and space combat simulators in general. The story is weak, the enemies are a bit easy, but it's still fun! (except for when those damned torpedo bombers dropped in.... 2 torpedoes and the cap ship dies... and when you have 6+ more of these things vectoring in on your mothership, life just sucks... has a blast radious too.. get too close and you take yourself out with the torp)
That game had what I really really wanted though, a co-op mode through every mission. Grab a friend, grab another computer and joystick, hit the afterburners together and blow the bad guys apart in style!
just.... make sure that your friend isn't flying in front of you when you fire a missle
Good times though, I think I might have to reinstall that game
Post by: E_Look on April 23, 2003, 08:19:28 pm
Are you talking about Wing Commander of StarLancer? I just bought the latter (the former is still on some shelf in my house) and hope your compliments were about StarLancer!
Post by: Vysander on April 23, 2003, 08:49:39 pm
i'm hoping i'm thinking the right one... russians vs the.. ahh.. british and frenchy like people? really bad accents?
Post by: wilfbrim on April 24, 2003, 12:12:24 am
Post by: digi on April 24, 2003, 04:39:49 am
Which includes many mods and guides for both starlancer and freelancer.
http://www.lancersreactor.com/t/
and as a side note there is a trek ship mod in the works for freelancer
Post by: E_Look on April 24, 2003, 09:59:53 pm
THAT'S THE ONE!
wilfbrim and digi-
Thanks! That's a pretty good site. Unfortunately, my kids were watching (they play the game much, much more, really) and there were many downloads for cheats... and I didn't want them to play with cheats. I used wonder how a little kid could whip several powerful armies in Age of Empires. I figure that they might much more enjoy the game (StarLancer) if they played it straight up, at least initally.
After trying my hand at it, it's very different from SFC and much like Wing Commander or even a jet fighter sim (but I would love to take command of one of their capital ships, though!), but seems more playable than Wing Commander (for a clumsy newbie) and tougher than a jet fighter sim. But as an old fogey, it still doesn't seem to beat Star Raiders (Atari)!